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Christel

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About Me

First and foremost, my partner is my primary world. We are absolutely in love and I could spend every waking moment with her... if she'd let me in the bathroom.I am a lesbian. I am not in the closet anywhere except around children. My family is on board with my lifestyle and treats my girlfriend as a valued part of the family. Even though I'm out and quite comfortable with my lifestyle, at times I find it best not to say anything rather than ruffle feathers and I very much like to respect others' comfort levels.Trust, honesty, and openness are HUGE issues to me in all types of relationships. I live by The Golden Rule as much as I can, and try to treat others how I would want or expect to be treated.I believe fully in Karma. I think every action has an equal and opposite reaction. If I'm a jerk to someone on the street, then something equally bad happens to me. Negative force toward another = negative force toward myself. I'm incredibly imperfect, and especially fall prey to my own impatience, but I try my best.I am constantly taking on more than I can chew because I don't want to miss out on opportunities to live and grow.I love to make people laugh, to listen to peoples' thoughts and learn from lives and lightheartedly & comfortably discussing differences. I loooove to travel and experience new things as often as possible.I am an affectionate person to people I like and connect with. I enjoy genuine, reasonable, open-minded people, especially those I have a lot to learn from.I'm a nerd at heart and happy to be such. I love my family and friends and embrace an eclectic group of people in my life.Lately, I have been a bit of a recluse. My new job has me up earlier than I'm used to and I still haven't discovered the right balance of time with friends, work, and family, but I'm trying.

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My Interests

Just 2 Pieces of Christel Original Photographic Art (2003)

I'd like to meet:

I like genuine, honest, strong, intelligent, caring people who don't use drugs and can have a good time with or without alcohol. I enjoy people with a sense of humor, weirdness and candidness, real people who enjoy life and find the humor in the small things, but be serious and dependable when the times call for it.

Music:

I like all kinds of music. I mostly listen to hip hop and enjoy the occasional Ani DiFranco and country. I'll listen to and enjoy practically anything that doesn't promote violence or ignorance.

Television:

Save the Cheerleader, Save the World!, How I Met Your Mother, Lost, Meerkat Manor's just not the same since Flower died... LONG LIVE FLOWER!, Desperate Housewives, House, Survivor China... and I just realized that I watch wayyy too much TV... oy!

Books:

I don't really read books. I don't really have the attention span for it. I'm more of a fan of Time and Newsweek, enjoy reading about our current and declining time, and consume of them on a regular basis.

Heroes:

My Grandfather is now and probably always will be my greatest hero. He was everything I aspire to be. Kind, understanding, good in business, compassionate, cautious and friendly - I guess he was well-balanced and well-loved. That is what I hope to be someday.

My Blog

Marriage Equality In California... and the best gift ever! (8+ minute video... made me cry)

If you support LGBT marriage equality, and I hope you all do, give all of us the best gift you could ever give - a chance at equality. You can donate to Let California Ring at www.letcalifor...
Posted by Christel on Mon, 26 Nov 2007 10:07:00 PST

Open San Diego!

I'm thinking about starting up an "Open San Diego" club, where gay-friendly people of all kinds can get together and do things other than go to bars & clubs, to meet up and build friendships. Thi...
Posted by Christel on Thu, 22 Nov 2007 01:38:00 PST

booooored on fire

So, we have to watch the TV to see if the fires are headed our way and see how our friends' homes/areas are doing. I'm sooo bored, though. I've eaten enough for the whole day and it's only 5:21pm. Ali...
Posted by Christel on Wed, 24 Oct 2007 05:25:00 PST

Hotels providing discounts for displaced people

Body: Please forward to anyone who might need a place to stay!!!The following hotels are offering discounts for people who may need a place to stay do to evacuations.Please contact hotels directlyBest...
Posted by Christel on Tue, 23 Oct 2007 12:07:00 PST

Fires in San Diego

Thanks to everyone for your concern. We're safe. Yesterday, we did a collection and bought some supplies and brought a car load of food, animal food, and personal care supplies to our local stadium, w...
Posted by Christel on Tue, 23 Oct 2007 12:04:00 PST

To the people on the loudspeaker to my right at Gay Pride

I am a christian and I love God. I have many friends who are strong christians who do not fall into the "hater" category and I LOVE them. However, I have come across enough people that preach hate tha...
Posted by Christel on Sun, 12 Aug 2007 10:29:00 PST

The List: Supporting our friends overseas

This is just the beginning, what I was able to pull together today. I will have more by Friday (before pride), leave a comment if you want to add something you're offering to the list :) 2 packages of...
Posted by Christel on Tue, 17 Jul 2007 07:03:00 PST

Preparation

Woo! Alison and I have been preparing for her move in this weekend. We got a storage unit, moved a bunch of stuff into it, got new paint and moved one of Alison's pictures into our living room. Set up...
Posted by Christel on Mon, 09 Jul 2007 07:33:00 PST

AGONY Is...

Agony is hating your job for six months, wanting to leave, but sticking it out for a better opportunity, getting that opportunity, and then being stuck in your much less favorable job for another mont...
Posted by Christel on Thu, 14 Jun 2007 10:11:00 PST

Finding Inspiration When "Giving"

Today, I had a wonderful day. First, it's Alison and my six-month Anniversary. So, she is officially my second longest official relationship (in just another 4.5 years, she will be the longest). ...
Posted by Christel on Mon, 30 Apr 2007 10:07:00 PST